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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 15-07-2020 and time 03:43:09 (Italy) in region 4 km NE Maniace (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NE Maniace (CT), on

  • 15-07-2020 01:43:09 (UTC)
  • 15-07-2020 03:43:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8960, 14.8260 at 36 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Maniace CT 4 3765 3765
Maletto CT 8 3920 7685
Randazzo CT 11 10900 18585
Cesarò ME 12 2439 21024
Bronte CT 12 19172 40196
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 12 980 41176
San Teodoro ME 12 1403 42579
Floresta ME 13 485 43064
Tortorici ME 15 6435 49499
Longi ME 16 1473 50972
Galati Mamertino ME 16 2627 53599
Roccella Valdemone ME 17 666 54265
Ucria ME 17 1058 55323
Alcara li Fusi ME 18 1980 57303
Raccuja ME 19 1041 58344
Moio Alcantara ME 20 717 59061
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 20 1319 60380

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
49 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
72 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
76 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
81 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.6 2020-07-15
01:43:09		 37.8962 14.8262 36 2020-11-19
12:36:57		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 82116331
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-07-15 01:43:09 ± 0.18
Latitude 37.8962 ± 0.0117
Longitude 14.8262 ± 0.0171
Depth (km) 36 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 82116331

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1270
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1242
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 67
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1270.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 45
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.42
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07644
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.76712
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 22
Magnitude information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82116331
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-21 11:17:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-07-15T01:43:28.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 176 60.8946 116 -0.98 55
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-07-15T01:43:24.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 209 85.1481 54 0.04 69
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-07-15T01:43:24.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 77 36.5412 130 0.55 46
IV.IACL.HHE. 2020-07-15T01:43:23.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 330 81.7515 54 0 47
IV.GIB.HHE. 2020-07-15T01:43:23.24 1.0 undecidable manual P 279 70.7736 112 1.1 16
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-07-15T01:43:22.08 1.0 undecidable manual P 157 73.6707 111 -0.47 22
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-07-15T01:43:22.50 0.6 undecidable manual P 274 67.377 113 0.84 37
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-07-15T01:43:22.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 165 84.7485 54 -1.13 49
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-07-15T01:43:21.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 93 25.8519 141 0.15 51
IV.PETRA.HHN. 2020-07-15T01:43:21.57 1.0 undecidable manual P 264 62.6928 115 0.57 21
IV.PLLN.EHN. 2020-07-15T01:43:21.21 1.0 undecidable manual P 280 60.6948 116 0.49 22
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-07-15T01:43:20.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 161 8.4804 166 0.36 75
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-07-15T01:43:20.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 307 25.5522 141 -0.79 63
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2020-07-15T01:43:20.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 14 57.1983 118 0 49
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-07-15T01:43:20.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 14 16.872 153 -0.2 76
IV.IVPL.HNE. 2020-07-15T01:43:20.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 14 54.9006 119 0.37 46
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2020-07-15T01:43:19.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 59 53.8017 119 0.21 72
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-07-15T01:43:19.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 176 60.8946 116 -0.86 58
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2020-07-15T01:43:19.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 223 41.7249 126 1.31 47
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2020-07-15T01:43:18.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 128 40.3263 127 0.56 67
IV.ESML.HHE. 2020-07-15T01:43:17.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 171 31.1466 135 0.32 72
IV.ENIC.HHE. 2020-07-15T01:43:17.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 150 34.0437 133 0.58 67
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-07-15T01:43:17.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 77 36.5412 130 -0.19 73
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-07-15T01:43:17.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 228 30.6471 136 0.1 76
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-07-15T01:43:16.31 0.6 undecidable manual P 93 25.8519 141 -0.12 51
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-07-15T01:43:15.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 307 25.5522 141 -0.41 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-07-15T01:43:15.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 14 16.872 153 -0.22 76
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-07-15T01:43:14.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 161 8.4804 166 -0.36 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00010489504499999999 0.32 AML other m 2020-07-15T01:43:21.07
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00051249605 0.36 AML other m 2020-07-15T01:43:21.12
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00015841975 0.4 AML other m 2020-07-15T01:43:21.47
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00038933640000000003 0.26 AML other m 2020-07-15T01:43:21.76
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00003349572 0.16 AML other m 2020-07-15T01:43:22.08
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000041217665 0.2 AML other m 2020-07-15T01:43:23.69
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00025254909999999995 0.46 AML other m 2020-07-15T01:43:24.98
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001824605 0.44 AML other m 2020-07-15T01:43:26.75
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00006391402 0.14 AML other m 2020-07-15T01:43:29.56
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000076955915 0.36 AML other m 2020-07-15T01:43:31.55
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00002506561 0.22 AML other m 2020-07-15T01:43:33.42
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000035371025 0.48 AML other m 2020-07-15T01:43:34.67
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000084809435 0.18 AML other m 2020-07-15T01:43:38.40
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